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GEO B. WHEATLEY.| GEO. D. WHEATLEY. Safety and Satisfaction, SAFETY in money is one of the most essential features of modern merchandising. This store’s constant aim is to surround its pat rons with a bulwark of safety. There is the safety of reliable, carefully bought goods. The safety of absolute price fairrjess. The safety of the "ONE PRICE TO ALL” system which places the buying public on a level of commercial equality in their trading. Then there is the safety of money refunded without a murmur. With ail these safeguards to right money spend ing satisfaction is sure to follow. Tjbeoe Racts jfre 01? or th Rememberingf Che ‘tfobby Cachets Style vies and Jfeiv Capes. With WOFth of materials, perfection of fit, and finish. Price modesty prevails, and the stock is at its best right now. For ex ample: Ladies' Tailor-Made Coats of tine English Melton, in light tan, castor, blue or brown, with silk velvet collar, ana taped seams, size from 33 to 34 bust, at each. Young Ladies’ nobby Coats of imported Kearney, Scotch Cheviots or Astrachan; in cluding' new shades of garnet, green and blue, so popular now. sizes irom 28 to 36 inch bust - at 33.50 each Misses and Children’s Reefer Jackets, with or Without cape collar; in great variety of style and materials, from 3to 12 years of age> at 32.25 each. Che CaitorSl/ado Put-right-on Suits. Clothing for women has reached a high state of perfection in its make up. Economical too, when measured by the old standard of dressmaking with its worry, discomfiture and cost. Young Ladies Tailor-Made Suits: finest quality of Venetian Suiting or French Broad cloth in popular shades of castor, cadet blue or gray; any size from 30 to 36 inch bust, at 3/2. 50 suit. Ladies Tailor-Made Suits of Homespun Mixtures, Venetian Suitings or Ladies' Cloth, beautifully tailored and perfect fit ting. and size from 32 to 40 o c nn ~ inch bust, at So.OO suit. Young Ladles’ Tailor-Made Sults of im ported English Homespun, in popular shades of gray, tan or cadet mixtures; any size from 28 to 34 bust: very stylish and « o -. durable, at..... id.bU Suit Our Store is Open Every Night Till lq:oo P. M. 6eo~ D. WHEATLEY, Corner Lamar Street and Cotion Avenue, News to Be Taken With Your Morning Coffee. Shoes One-Third to One Half Off! New Corsets 1 Fall Clothing Lowest Prices Known ! White Shirts Almost Half Price ! Good Shoes Far Below Their Worth. These Shoes are taken from our regu lar stock of selected shoes. It is a clean up sale of various small lots which are collect ed and marked at striking reductions. ’’There is a fine picking for men, women and children: Women’s $2 to $2.50 Shoes at $i 25 a pair. They come in most all the new toes, heels and spring heels, lace or button. Every pair guaranteed Men’s $3.00 to $3 50 Shoes at $2 25 a pair. Patent leather and kid and tan shoes; not all sizes but well worth looking over. Boys Shoes aft sl. Black calf, made on the manistrlasts; kid tips; worth a half more. - Misses’ $1 Shoes at 65c. About 50 pairs of this lot to be closed. Lace or button, kid tips, spring heels. Children’s $1.25 Shoes at 95c pair. Sizes 11 to 2, with spring heels, honest soles of solid leather. Princess of Wales Corsets. They are manufactured by the makers of Her Majesty Corsets, and are without equal for stout women; yet the graceful models are admired by slender women too. They are made of white Coutil single bon ed with light tempered steels; graceful and strictly fashionable. They meet all needs, and are guaranteed for perfect ser vice under the most severe con a. C n . ditions. Price, sl.so 63ClL A. G. DUNCAN. 115 and 117 Forsyth Street, Shoe’s Old Stand, Americus, Ga. 1 - > \ Separate Shirts and More ar- Shirt Waists. t i S t 1C in style;more worthy in make up; more extensive in assort ment; and Wc begin the sea son’s selling with goods and prices—both all right. Ladies' Black Brocaded Alpaca Skirts of excellent style and value; any length from 39 to 45 inches, only sl-25, $1.75, and $2.25 each. Ladies' Black Figured Brilliantine Skirts, with mercerized linings, trimmed or plain; especially well tailorei. and C ? rn of stylish effect, at SJ.SU eaCD Ladies' Tailor-Made Skirts of Homespun, Camels Hair Suitings aid French Broad cloths;,beautifully tr.mmedand exceedingly S 5 to S7.SO each. Che Autumn Have been se ‘Drcss Soods, lected with as siduous care. We are show ing the high-priced novelties this season, but our line con tains also many popular fab rics of exceptional value which positively cannot be had elsewhere for the pice J For example. 38-Inch Venetian Suiting! in new autumn shades; all-wool and of exquisite finish, at....' JUC yd 36 Inch Argyle Flannel Suitings in every new shade; matchless value at 33-Inch all-wool Tricots, in solid colors and mixtures: remarkably cheap at yd 28-Inch French Flannels, the new pastel spades and polka dot novelties tor7 rr J waists, at' Fall Clothing With Cost Hade Small. Our line of ready made clothing has strong character at every point. Styles are the smartest that are to be found in this part of the country; materials are choicest and new; variety is broad; workmanship is ot the highest character and prices are re markably low for such clothes as they pur chase. At $6.90. Men’s suits made of all wool Cheviots, size 34 to 42. They are the sorts that usually bring $lO. At $lO We are better in this line than any previous season. Better as to the variety and better as to values. There’s a splendid assortment of new Cheviots and Worsteads. And plenty of most desirable patterns in other fabiics. Boys Suits. At $i 50 Boy’s suits made of blue and black Cheviots; the kind that you pay $2 for elsewhere; sizes 6 to 16 years. All Over the Store. Men’s white Unlaundried Shirts, rein forced back and front, a good 50c shirt of fered at 35c each or three for sl. Men’s fast black an tan half h6se, high spliced heels and toes, the grade that usually sells for 15cf here at 3 pairs for 25c. Ladies’ fast black Hose, high spliced heels and toes, extra lengths, worth as usually sold 12 l-2c, here at three pairs for ■■■■■ CAUGHT WITH KODAK ~ ABOUT THE DEPOTS. People Who Came and Went Away Yesterday. A SNAPSHOT AT THE COACHES. Some are Your Friends and Some are Not.—Who Come and Go in a Day.— Is Your Name Written There With the Others? Shoe up! Bad weather is coming: we are bidding for your trade, and offer better inducements than can be found elsewhere. SchumpertShoe Co. Mr. Lott Warren left yesterday for East Point and Atlanta to spend sev eral days. Tom Slappey, diamond stud and all, came to town yesterday and enjoyed the play last night. • Victor Smith registered from Atlanta yesterday among the several arrivals at the Windsor Hotel. Joel Hightower went to Atlanta yes terday to look upon the wonders at the fair and see the horses run. Mr. W. A. Logan came from Chatta nooga yesterday to look after impor tant matters of business here. Mr. D P. Coogle, a prominent citi zen of Oglethorpe, was in Americus yesterday morning on business, Miss Mamie Myers, of Marshallville, is the guest of Mrs. Epps Brown on Church street, arriving yesterday. Messrs. J. R. Duncan and Max Ban ner were here from Columbus yester day and took refuge at the Allen House. Mr. John W. Blount, the genial and popular traveling passenger agent of the Central Railway, was here yester day on business. Miss Mamie Hickey, a pretty and popular young lady of Lumpkin, is the guest of the Misses Clarke at their home on College street. Glorious News. Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile of J Washita, I T. He writes: “Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years* r Terri ule sores won’d break out on her head and face and the best doctors could g ; ve i o help but her cure is co>n -1 plete, and uer health is excellent.” This shows what thousands have provei , —that Electric Bitters is the f best h ood purifier known. It’s the supreme rer dy f- eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and runni t sores. 1 It stimr’ates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels poisons, helns digestion, builds up the strength. Only 50 cents. Hold by E J.JBldridge, diuggist. Guaranteed. Americus Cotton Market. Americus, Ga., Oct., 23, 1900. Rec’d today at warehouses, 119 bales. Rec’d previously at “ 20,030 ” Total warehouse receipts 20,149 Americus Market Quotations. Good Middling, Middling 8j 3 The Old Reliable Jewelry Store. .C All the latest designs in , 5 FINE SILVERWARE, 2 JEWELRY J IS and goods found in a first-class store, can be’fr’nnd at 3 G. T. SULLIVAN, SucceMO Vu ß^Xan? ewelry and «'■ Watchtlnspector Georgia * Alabama R. R. * Next to Ladies’ Entrance Windsor Hotel. 'WWW HOW AMERICUS PAYS TRIBUTE. Vast Sum That Goes Out Annually For War Taxes Have you any idea of the amount Americus pays annually into the fed eral treasury as special taxes resulting from the “late unpleasantness” with our friends, the Dons? Think a thousand dollars might per haps cover it, don’t you? Well it will not; and neither will ten thousand or even a good hundred thou sand dollars cover it, for that matter. Phew! think of that amount of money going for special taxes only. But it is three times SIOO,OOO in round figures, according to the statement of one of the leading wholesale mer chants here, whose house alone pays something like $25,000. He expresses the belief, after a care ful calculation, that the city of Ameri cus alone pays $300,000 in special war taxes. Enough to buy a couple of dozen is lands in the Philippine archipelago. This amount, be says, includes all upecial revenue taxes, and the list is as long as the moral law. In fact, every thing is taxed nowadays and the peo ple pay»for it. Every man who chews tobacco pays Uncle Sam seven cents more per pound for the privilege than he did before we went forth to thrash Spain. That’s just one item; there are oth ers —some ten thousand or so. And the end is notm sight by a good deal. While Americus people pay $1300,000 a year the amount comes in such driblets, a cent or two at a time, that we don’t miss it. But as long as the wrestle with Aguinaldo continues we must pay for the music, whether we may like the sport or not. TH IT JOYFUL FREEING With the exhilerating sense of renewed health and strength and internal cleanli ness, which follows the use of Syrup cf Figs, is unknown to the few who have not progressed beyond the old-time medicines anJ the cheap substitutes sometimes offered but never accepted by the well-informed. Buy the genuine Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. PAGEANTS A GLORIOUB FEAST. Most Striking Display Ever Seen With Circus. Thousands in Americus will view next Saturday the magnificent street pageant ot the big circus. Bearing in mind that all teuted shows are bound to make the best possible public ap pearance as their culminating and most effective advertisement, the real mag nitude and resources of the great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Ameri ca’s greatest shows consolidated may be fairly estimated by the size and ele gance of their united parades. Hither to the parade of either show named has been an exceptionally big and brilliant one; wherefore, it may be reasonably anticipated that all combined, and with many rare and costly features added, they will prove what Young America would term a “stunner.” Chronic Nasal Catarrh poisons every breath that is drawn into the lungs. There is procurable from any druggist the remedy for the cure of this trouble. A small quantity of Ely’s Cream Balm placed into the nostrils spreads over an inflamed an angry surface, relieving immediately the painful inflammation, cleanses, heals and cures. A cold in the head vanishes immediately. Sold by druggists or will be mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., New York. MILD WEATHER AND SHOWERS. Rain Continues and Bus : ness Most at Standstill. Americus has rarely been treated, or rather mistreated, to such beastly weather at this season. It was as warm yesterday as in May or June, while the moisture added to the gen eral discomfort. The ground is soaked from the recent rains, which continue with only slight intermission. Busi ness is practically at a standstill, as people will not brave the elements to come to town. Just what we want now is a real nice freeze, trimmed with gentle sunbeams and topped off with a snow storm. Piles Cured. By using Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure has made a radical cure for me. I suf fered severely from bleeding piles seven teen years, and although I tried every well recommended remedy, failed to re ceive any relief other than the most temporary. Finally I oommenoed the use of your medicine, and a very short course of treatment with it has cured me. 8. Lehman, Memphis, Tenn. Price 50 cents. For sale by Dodson’s Pharmacy. Wise men never trust a second time those who have deceived them once. Prickly Ash bitters cures disease of the kidneys, cleanses and strengthens the liver, stomach and bowels. Dr. E. J. Eldridge. Blood will tell—therefore it is un wise to confide a secret to relatives. Wanted—Everybody to try Dr. Tiche-| nor,s Antiseptic for wounds, bruises, I burns, stings of insects, etc. If you don’t I like it you can get your money back. You take no risk, see ? The baggageman does’t stop a trunk when he checks it. According to the merchant’s creed, the best book is a profitable ledger. IT DROPS UNDER NINE CENTS. Slowly The Cotton Market Sinks, Point By Point. The “fully expected” happened yes terday morning when the price of con tract cotton dropped under the nine cent notch after the very vigorous ham mering given it recently. It was the lowest point reached since early in September, or nearly two months, after having held up well dur ing the season. Bear hammering and enormous port receipts did the work well. The foreign cables brought early of a slump beyond the pond, and New York followed the lead though got nearly to the extent expected upon th@ opening. But early in the day the several fa vorite positions eased down point by point, January falling to 8.92 but ral lying slightly at the close. In the meanwhile port receipts con tinue to pile up as high as ever; there is little expectation of an early frost, and the belief here is that prices will go lower still. But it will be temporary only, as tho turning point must come soon. If receipts at Americus warehouse s indicated anything that time would be fast coming. Only 119 bales were marketed yesterday and but few of these were sold. The price, locally, has dropped to 8? cents for the best cotton. The stock here unsold is not large— possibly 3,000 or 3,500 bales—and farm ers appear determined to swing on a while longer. They, like others, realize that con ditions do not warrant such a slump in prices. They know the general crop is short and that values will eventual ly go much higher. And they will possess their souls in patience while the squeeze continues. He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson, 0., sfter suffering 18 > months from Rectal F’stula, he would i die unless a costly operation was per [ formed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the surest pile cure on earth, and the best Salve in the world. (Sold by E. J. El dridge, druggist. , HOLIDAY GOODS NOW ARRIVING L Beautiful Lines Are Being Displayed Already. , While possibly a trifle early to buy t Christmas goods, A. W. Smith is al i ready opening and displaying superb 1 lines of furniture and exquisite crock . ery and china ware, handsome jardin t ieres and a hundred other superb arti . oles that go to adorn a home. If not i ready to buy yet, go and inspect these . beautiful goods. Those handsome . brass bedsteads are calculated to in-' . spire the softest, sweetest slumber, . wherein visions of angels instead of i tumbling cotton bales cut a figure, i Read Mr. Smith’s display advertise- > ment on second page, where, the year i round, he offers the trade beautiful and seasonable goods m his line and at low t est prices. Female Weakness Cured. I was troubled with severe female weakness for over six months. I was t treated by six very prominent physicians without any marked benefit* My last doctor was skilled specialist, and he told 1 me the only hope lay in an operation. ■ I heard of Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure, - and after using it for one month I find myself cured, and even the doctor who last treated me now pronounces me well. Mrs. J, R. Fa ver, Atlanta, Ga I Price 50 cents. For sale by Dodson’s i Pharmacy. FIRED AT A NEGRO ON ENGINE. Black Intruder Was Made to Hustle Yesterday. While a passenger train was stand ing in one of the railroad yards here yesterday the engineer saw a notorious negro sneak thief crawl upon the en gine, where several valuables, includ ing a sum of money, were stored in a box. The engineer shot at the negro, who tumbled from the engine and ran for his life. The police think they know who the negro was and a hunt for him is being instituted. Pleasant, harmless, reliable. Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic is the best remedy for wounds, burns, bruises, stings of in sects, etc. Loans 5 Per Cent. Choice city loans made at 5 per cent, interest. G. R. Ellis, Americus, Ga. The original bunko man probably came over in the steerage. OUR ELEGANT NEW & & & STOCK OF Fall and Goods are now arriving, an had such a beautiful line, e ding, Birthday and Anni’ all the sta pie articles to be U ewelry/store. Friel X JEWEI AMERICUS. *3. i ® STEVENS' OPINION CONCERNING CROP Georgia’s Commissioner of Agricul ture Says It is Short. YIELD OFF FULLY ONE FOURTH. He Says Present Bear Squeeze is Un justifiable. No Cotton Held Back on Farms and Top Crop Will Amount to But Little. Atlanta, Oct. 23. —Commissioner of Agriculture Stephens, who is in con stant communication with planters in eyery section of the state, said today that from the best information obtain able by his department, there are three very pertinent points in connection with the cotton growing industry in Georgia. First, the crop in this state will be fully one fourth less than last year. Second, There is no top crop worth speaking of, and little or no cotton either in the gins or warehouses. Third. There is grave danger of over-planting in Georgia next year. Qn the first point Commissioner Elevens says that while it is true the Georgia crop on the whole is one fourth short, the farmers will have twice as much money from it as they had last year, while m certain sections where nearly a full crop was made prosperity is proportionately increased. This has resulted in the liquidation of nearly all outstanding indebtedness, some of it several years old. K * the amount of cotton either in the fi'ld, in the gin or in the ware - hous Mr. Stevens says there is no l° r room for doubt. That the spin. 1 have been suspicious, believing I much cotton was being “hid out’’ nas been very apparent, but they have only been deceiving themselves. “It only requires a trip throngn Georgia to convince even the most skeptical,” said Commissioner Stevens, “that there is no cotton in the fields. On this point my correspondents write the same way, and they are emphatic in saying that there is practically no cotton in the gins and very little in the warehouses. “As I have repeatedly said here, the recent bear movement was wholly un justifiable, for the condition that pre vail in Georgia seems to prevail in all the other cotton states, except that they are worse, of course, in certain parts of Texas.” LIGHT INFANTRY TO COLUMBUS. Americus Company May Take Part at the Fair. The Americus Light Infantry, in all probability, will go to Columbus on Military Dav next week during the great street fair, to participate in the exercises of that occasion. It is said that the companies of Dawson, Fort Gaines, Cuthbert, Albany, Thomas ville, Valdosta and other cities in Southwestern Georgia will go as well, and Military Day will be a feature of the fair. Already the Americus boys are deeply interested and are talking about the proposed trip. The Central Railroad will run a “Military Special” on that day, carrying several of the above named companies to Columbus in the morning and returning that night after the great military ball. At a meeting of the Light Infantry last night this company decided to go with the others of the Fourth Regi ment on the Central’s “Military Spe cial.” Every company of the Fourth, except two, will go to Columbus on Military Day, which is Friday, No vember 2nd. Constipation is the rock that wrecks many lives; it poisons the very life blood. Regularity can be established through the use of Prickly Ash Bit ters. It is mildly cathartic and strengthens the stomach, liver and kidneys. Dr. E. J. Eldridge. For Rent.—Five-room house 165 Church street. Apply to F. E. Johnston, 168 Church street. Morphine, Opium, Laudanum, Co caine Habit; myself cured, will inform you of harmless, permanent home cure. Mary S. Baldwin, Box 1212, Chicago. 10-11 1900 d Im w Im. The man who is always serious or al ways merry is but half a man. The lumo&i' irust nas branches in every tree If Not Why Not TRY an all bristle solid back hair brush. It lasts for years. I also have all kinds of tooth, hair, nail and shaving brushes. Kindt) and prices to to mention. W. A. REMBERT, N ex tjto‘P os toffice. Winter nd never before have we especially suited for Wed= iversary gifts, as well as 5 found in an up-to-date ker & Bro, LERS . « Ga Immense Business, 11/ ' m £ * * year. We realize that the prosperous conditions existing in the 'fl w country are, in a measure, responsible for this great activity, but m at the same time, we are cognizant of the fact that the unprece- jL n dented low prices we are offering on all our merchandise, to- Ji gether with the magnificent stock we are showing, and the ... liberal and just treatment accorded our patrons, are the prime $ w reasons for the magnificent trade we are enjoysng. We only re- /fl IW eret that we have been unable to wait on the trade as promptly M li/ a8 we wou ld have desired, but we hope to have more help in a j|i tew days, aud will use our utmost endeavor to serve all as promptly as possible. ™ | This Week we Call Your Attention to the Following?* ioo Dozen excellent Linen Napkins, regular $1 quality, for 69c per dozen 100 Dozen large Dinner Napkins, our $1.50 grade, this week for 99c per dozen, i One lot of 64 and 66 inch Table Damask, our 65 cent grades, this week for 4qc yd. 100 Crocheted Counter panes, 75c quality, this week at 50 cents each. 100 Fine Crocheted Coun terpanes, $1.25 grade, we offer for 98 cents Ribbon Special. We offer you this week 100 pieces of 2%, 3 and 3% inch, 1 fine Taffeta Ribbons, which we have just picked up for 1 half price, and will close them out the same way. The 2% inch width, on which the regular price is 3o cents, we offer for 15c yard. The 3 inch, on which the regular price is 35c per yard, we offer for cents. i Remember the Special Offerings we are making for all ‘ the boys who buy their Knee Pants Suits—a coupon giving ' them a chance to get a pony. 1 t /y t ±it /y t / * I - i.,-!.. 1 Always Something to to New and Nice to Eat Here, to 1 & , Prunes enough for every man, woman and child in Sumter county to be full of Prunes. Mereschino Cherries—something nice. Keppered Herring, Lobsters, Shrimp, Lunch Tongue. All kinds of Canned Meats and Vegeta bles. New York State full Cream Cheese. California Dried Peaches—finest 1 ever brought to Americus—will be in about Friday. Yankee Beans. Boston 1 Baked Beans. LaGrange Creamery Butter—why* use inferior when you can ■ get the pure ? Blanke Bros. Famous Candies—always fresh. The Biggest Bargain in Pickles to Be Found in the City. 1 My Coffees are the best money can buy. Cigars and Tobacco—l am a leader > in that line. [ For the next few days I will sell , Four Feet and Six Inches I of good LAUNDRY SOAP for 25 cents. * Xfrt esian Corner, C/eorqc O. //ix, . „ V Xlmericus, Ja. FOUNTAIN PENS! In these progressive days of push, Fountain Pens have grown to be almost indispensable. The farmer, the merchant, the professional man and the insurance man, as well as many others, all find them useful articles. In my large stock you can find any kind of point you may desire —the large, medium, fine, small, stub, etc. 1 carry The Wirt, the Swan and the Parker Pens Let us engrave your Visiting Cards and Wed ding Invitations for you. M. S. H-OLLIDftY. 419 Jackson Street. Books and Stationeiy. Elmore b Guerry. 305 Lamar Street, next Pucbanan Bros. lie Cu.ton has made us a rushing business. Cotton goods are all on a boom, but we have them at the same prices as when cotton was 40. We give you a few prices, which will convince you of the above statement: 4 quarter Barker Mills Bleaching 7 i-2c Best yd wide Sea Island 5c Standard Prints 5 C Boys’ Suits from 65c to $5 00. Ladies’ Capes from 50c to $5 00. We also carry the famous W. B. Corsets. Anything you want In —Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Notions We will save you Our stock is all new and clean. Our expense If small. Therefore we can sell goods cheaper than any of our competitors. Y r ours to Serve, ELMORE & GUERRY. [ JOHN W. SHIVER, L. Ry. & Church s>t. ) ’ *7° > fflough and Pressed .Eumber, Ghc JL umber Deafer. Eaths, Shingles, ' Etc. Tklephonis; Residence, No. 107, Warehouse, No. 11«, Uptown Office, The 3 1-2 inch, on which regular prue is 39 cents, we offer for 19 cents per yard. 50 pieces of wide, double faced, Satin Ribbon, highest {grade we handle, 65c quality, we offer at 37 1-2 cents. Beautiful lot of Plaid and Polka Dot Ribbons at popu lar prices. Ladies’ ...Ready-to-Wear... Department. Handsome line of Mercer ized Petiicoats, which we of fer at from si.oo to $3.00 each Beautiful Mercerized Waists in blacks and all popular col ors, $1 25 each. Handsome new Wool Flannel Waists from $1.75 to $4 00. Beautiful Silk Taffeta Waists from $5 00 to $7.50. Tailor-made Suits from $7.50 to $40.00